# Nice truck attack (2016)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/2016-nice-truck-attack
Location: Nice
Categories: main-event

A truck attack during Bastille Day celebrations killed scores of people. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is François Hollande (President of the French Republic). Nice truck attack is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Nice truck attack is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [François Hollande](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-hollande)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Nice truck attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Nice+truck+attack&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Nice truck attack](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Nice+truck+attack)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)